1. Christiern Gunnar Albertson was a New York City-based jazz journalist, writer and record producer.
12 Facts About Chris Albertson
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Chris Albertson was educated in Iceland, Denmark and England before studying commercial art in Copenhagen.
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In 1947, while living in Copenhagen, Chris Albertson listened by chance to a Bessie Smith recording on radio; it led to an abiding interest in jazz and blues music.
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In 1957, after two years as a disc jockey for Armed Forces Radio at Keflavik Air Base, in Iceland, Chris Albertson migrated to the United States, initially working for radio stations in Philadelphia.
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Chris Albertson was naturalised as an American citizen in 1963.
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Chris Albertson continued the series in Chicago, with performances by Lil Armstrong, Alberta Hunter, Little Brother Montgomery, and Earl Hines.
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Chris Albertson founded his own production company, supervising sessions with Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, Bud Freeman, Ray Bryant, and Elmer Snowden.
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In 1971, Chris Albertson co-produced and hosted The Jazz Set, a weekly television program that was aired from coast to coast by Public Broadcasting Service Public television and featured such guests as Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Randy Weston, Jimmy Heath, and Ray Bryant.
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In 2015, HBO premiered a biopic, Bessie, starring Queen Latifah in the title role, but Chris Albertson's book was not credited as its basis.
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Chris Albertson wrote television documentaries, including The Story of Jazz and My Castle's Rocking, as well as articles and reviews for various publications, including Saturday Review and Down Beat.
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Chris Albertson was a contributing editor for Stereo Review magazine for 28 years.
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Chris Albertson was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on April 24,2019.